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April gardening tips

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

In many ways the weather in April is generally much more pleasant and benign. The famous ‘April Showers’ offer much needed moisture to plants during short hot spells, but temperatures and conditions can and do swing wildly from cold and damp to warm and dry.…

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Daffodil delights for the spring garden

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

Probably the most popular and easily recognisable flower, the ubiquitous and delightful daffodil in its many colourful varieties is undoubtedly the people’s favourite and the classic symbol for spring. Immortalised in William Wordsworth's wonderful and famous poem, daffodils are relatively trouble free easy to grow plants which…

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Garden Design Landscaping Glasnevin

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

Garden makeovers can sometimes be superificial, addressing specific elements but not in this case, whereby the owners were determined to include everything and exclude nothing in planning changes to this large family urban garden. Although the area had been previously landscaped, the owners were anxious…

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Garden Landscaping Makeover

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

It is hardly surprising that in the course of a major house renovation works, that the garden can become tired looking and neglected. On a more positive note, it is usually a good time to stand back and take a more critical view of the…

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March Gardening Tips

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

March often referred to as the month of many weathers as conditions can vary widely (rain, strong cold winds, warm sunshine, frost even snow are all possible). Conditions can and do change quickly, making it a very unpredictable month to plan gardening activities. By mid-month,…

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Eco gardening made easy

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

Our gardens are full of potential to help improve our local environments, make them safer and more appealing for users and more beneficial to local wildlife. A benign environment is essential to enhance biodiversity and provide for a more successful and sustainable future. Here are some simple…

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Landscaping after the builders have left

Building

Many of our landscaping projects usually follow completion of major house renovations. No sooner have the building and renovations works ended marking the beginning of ours. An exciting time and one full of optimism not least for the clients because typically not only does the…

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Garden & Outdoors

Front Garden Design and landscaping for form with function

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

Front Garden Design is typically dominated by addressing the needs of car parking with the softer planted areas often coming in a distant runner-up. Sometimes one comes across a front garden where cars do not feature at all but yet the space is still limited…

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Garden water features – the science and nature of how any garden can gain from a soothing splash

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

More than ever we need to find more time for ourselves and to relax more from the endless stress of modern living and the constant media pre-occupation of all things economic. More and more people are seeking new ways and means to take time out…

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Driveways with perfection – invest more in driveway design and installation for better results

Advice, Garden & Outdoors, Uncategorised

It is hardly surprising that during these challenging economic times, prospective clients considering investing in new or replacement driveways are much more cost conscious and seeking more value. When it comes to considering which finish is best for you, it is worth considering the advantages and in some…

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